California OAH Special Education Decisions from 2022
76 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 7, split in 37, district prevailed on all issues in 32.
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- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all five claims; student with Kleine-Levin Syndrome found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monrovia Unified School DistrictMonrovia Unified must fund 53 compensatory hours and up to $8,495 for assessment, distance-learning, and parent-participation violations.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 25 issues (8 in part)
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School District (consolidated)Corona-Norco Unified cannot move autistic seventh grader to Life Skills class over parent objection; must reconvene IEP within 30 days.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues
- Student v. Folsom-Cordova Unified School District (consolidated)Folsom-Cordova Unified may implement its moderate-to-severe special day class IEP without parent consent; all of Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union must fund about 11 hours of compensatory services for its late assessment plan; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified prevails on all claims by a kindergartner with autism over distance learning, goals, supports, and placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund staff training after denying return transportation from a community-based instruction trip; two other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Encinitas Union Elementary School DistrictEncinitas Union must provide 50 hours of compensatory services for inadequate 2020 distance learning; hybrid and quarantine claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Carmel Unified School District (consolidated)Carmel Unified may not implement its May 2022 IEP without consent; ALJ orders 20 compensatory hours and staff LRE training.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified owes 186 compensatory hours, a speech IEE, and staff training for deficient IEPs and IEP meetings held without parents.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 22 issues
- Riverbank Unified School District v. StudentRiverbank Unified may implement IEP moving student with cerebral palsy to a Waterford High moderate to severe special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer of general education kindergarten at a school with a deaf and hard of hearing program upheld; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified's May 2022 IEP offered appropriate structured literacy instruction for a student with dyslexia; no specific method required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools prevails on all six claims about a graduated student's goals, services, placement, and May 2022 diploma.District prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union is denied an order to send a student's records to residential treatment centers without parental consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District prevails on all ten challenges to a ninth grader's 2021 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse about $124,000 for an IEE and Alpine Academy residential placement after a child find failure.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union proves danger at current school but loses bid for unspecified residential interim placement; no relief ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Alameda Unified School DistrictAlameda Unified must reimburse $9,766 in Orion Academy tuition after a flawed March 2022 IEP; future Orion placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified wrongly found fourth grader ineligible for a specific learning disability; must reimburse two IEEs and fund eight hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Modesto City Schools (consolidated)Modesto City Schools prevails on all 16 student claims; ALJ denies district's request to have its chosen assessor's evaluation count as an IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 17 issues
- Fruitvale School District v. StudentFruitvale School District may not implement its May 2022 IEP without consent because of unmeasurable goals and unclear service offers.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Charter Oak Unified School District v. StudentCharter Oak Unified's April 2022 initial multidisciplinary assessment upheld; district need not fund independent educational evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union must provide 31 compensatory academic hours and staff training; most of the seventh grader's other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified missed child find for gifted eighth grader, but student was ineligible; IEE denied and no remedy ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Sacramento City Unified School District v. StudentSacramento City Unified may move a tenth grader to a nonpublic school for up to 45 school days after showing substantial risk of injury.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified must fund two IEEs and 54 compensatory hours for failing to reassess and write proper goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Miller Creek School DistrictMiller Creek School District did not deny FAPE when a nonpublic school ended its contract to serve the student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must fund 450 tutoring hours and return a student to a public special day class after an improper virtual placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 20 issues
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified's psychoeducational and academic assessments were appropriate; district need not fund independent evaluations for graduating senior.District prevailed on all issues
- Hanford Elementary School District v. StudentHanford Elementary may not implement third-grader's IEP without parent consent; ALJ finds participation violation and unclear accommodations.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Atascadero Unified School DistrictAtascadero Unified's manifestation determination upheld; student's aggression toward a teacher was found planned and not caused by IEP lapses.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High predetermined a nonpublic school placement and must reimburse up to $14,990 in Winston School tuition.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Stanislaus Union School DistrictStanislaus Union must reimburse $7,087.50 for an independent evaluation and train staff after failing to give prior written notice; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 14 issues
- Fallbrook Union Elementary School District v. StudentFallbrook Union Elementary's IEP offered a FAPE; a trained health technician, not a one-to-one nurse, met the student's needs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Enterprise Elementary School DistrictEnterprise Elementary must provide compensatory services, AAC device, and AT IEE for IEP and assessment delays; nurse claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Student v. Miller Creek School DistrictMiller Creek School District prevails: nonpublic school's contract termination was not a disciplinary removal requiring a manifestation determination.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kentfield School DistrictKentfield School District did not deny FAPE by finding an eighth grader ineligible for special education; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District offered FAPE in triennial IEP and may implement it without parent consent; all student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund 38 compensatory hours for IEP services missed in spring 2020 distance learning; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 19 claims about COVID-19 distance learning, IEP goals, services, placement, and records.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union prevails on all three claims; ALJ finds its Santana High special day class offer clear, comparable, and appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must fund two IEEs after its 2019 psychoeducational and speech assessments were found inappropriate.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified prevails on all claims by a preschooler with a speech impairment over assessments, goals, and services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chino Valley Unified School DistrictChino Valley Unified wrongly found student ineligible for special education and must reimburse $35,920 plus mileage and fund staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School DistrictLos Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District did not have to provide extended school year under a prior district's 2017 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts, Chino Valley v. StudentSycamore Academy may conduct functional behavior and mental health assessments of an eight-year-old student without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Cabrillo Point Academy v. StudentCabrillo Point Academy's psychoeducational assessment upheld; the charter school does not have to fund an independent evaluation, including audiology or optometry testing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District cannot implement its December 2021 IEP; it must fund therapy hours, a physical therapy IEE, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 17 issues
- Student v. Centralia Elementary School DistrictCentralia Elementary must provide 262 hours of tutoring and staff training; private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund two years at Perkins School for the Blind after denying a blind student FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Whittier Union High School District (consolidated)Whittier Union must fund 113 compensatory hours and independent evaluations for late assessments and distance-learning lapses; nonpublic school claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lammersville Unified School District (consolidated)Lammersville Unified must fund 127.5 hours of reading instruction and repay $1,800; its October 2021 IEP is upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 15 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Washington Unified School DistrictWashington Unified answered a parent's records request late, but the ALJ held the delay did not deny FAPE; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must provide 35 hours of tutoring for a missing IEP in fall 2020; residential placement and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Rocklin Unified School DistrictRocklin Unified denied FAPE by not following a student's seizure health plan; ALJ orders 60 compensatory hours and staff training.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified may not exit a student with autism from special education without parental consent and must fund an occupational therapy IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High must reimburse about $79,600 for residential placement, assessment and travel after child find and predetermination violations.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 8 issues
- Lucerne Elementary School District v. StudentLucerne Elementary may implement its IEP placing a first grader in a moderate-to-severe special day class without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hesperia Unified School DistrictHesperia Unified did not deny FAPE by moving a high schooler's IEP services to distance learning during COVID-19.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified's public middle school offer for a student with a learning disability upheld; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Ventura Unified School District v. StudentVentura Unified may exit a 12-year-old student from special education without parental consent; IEE issue dismissed after withdrawal.District prevailed on all issues
- Grossmont Union High School District v. StudentGrossmont Union High School District may implement IEP placing student at its MERIT therapeutic school without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Del Mar Union School District v. StudentDel Mar Union's triennial psychoeducational assessment held legally compliant; parent's request for a publicly funded independent evaluation denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 93.5 compensatory service hours, plus one-to-one aide support, for COVID distance-learning failures; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton Unified denied FAPE by lacking a complete, signed IEP; must reimburse private services, less amounts already paid, and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues
- Odyssey Charter School v. StudentOdyssey Charter School may move a kindergartner with autism to its South Campus special day class for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Madera Unified School DistrictMadera Unified must fund 95 hours of one-to-one instruction, three independent assessments, and staff training; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 23 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Enterprise Elementary School District (consolidated)Enterprise Elementary must fund 104 hours of in-home services and a health IEE after its virtual-only offer denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified must provide 211 compensatory hours and staff training for distance learning failures and missing occupational therapy consultation.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 10 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund two private evaluations and up to $19,000 in compensatory services; claims before April 2019 time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 22 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified missed speech and OT services during distance learning, but its make-up offer meant no further remedy.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 14 issues
- Murrieta Valley Unified School District v. StudentMurrieta Valley Unified may not reassess an eighth grader without consent because it made no reasonable effort to obtain Parents' informed consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified may conduct a ninth grader's triennial reassessment without one parent's consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Lakeport Unified School District v. StudentLakeport Unified may not implement IEP moving student to regional program; communication goals, services, and device were missing.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito must reimburse two months of Cherry Gulch costs because its April 2021 offer lacked a transition plan; eleven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues (1 in part)